Cultivar
B. ‘Madame Butterfly’
Photos
3 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Madame Butterfly’
- Originator
- Leslie Woodriff
- Date of Origin
- 1977
- Place
- McKinleyville, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. (conchifolia var. rubrimacula x Bokit)
- Male Parent
- B. carolineifolia
- ABS No
- 623
- Publication Reference
- ABS; B78 a083; crc-p; YBG; The Begonian, Nov 1977
- Article References
- The Begonian (45) March 1978, p. 83-84;
- Photo References
- Know Your Begonias, Jack Krempin, ®1993 by Jack Krempin, Krempin Books, Queensland Australia; The Begonian, Nov 1977
Plant
- Description
- No. 623 - Begonia (B. 'Zip' X B. carolineifolia) 'Madame Butterfly' Rhizomatous with distinctive foliage, this plant is said to have an entirely new look. On tall, strong stems the striking leaf forms an opening at sinus as it ripples and flutes its star shape; leaves are green; 19 x 15 cm (7 ½ x 6"); margin serrate, slightly hairy; texture firm; nerves 6; petioles tall, strong, reddish-brown, soft haired; stipules large, green with red hairs. No blooms to date. Originator Leslie Woodriff, address above, in 1975; first distributed in 1977. Registered Aug. 28, 1977.
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
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